• Beetles in hollow oaks : the effects of traits on community structure 

  Hatlevoll, Kristina (Master thesis, 2020)

  Habitat fragmentation and habitat loss have long been acknowledged as two of the most important drivers of biodiversity loss all over the world. A way to preserve biodiversity is to protect the remaining hotspots. Hotspots ...

• Opptak av næringsstoff i Triticum aestivum.L gjennom ein vekstsesong, opplyst av jord og planteanalyse : eit veksthusforsøk 

  Herstad, Lina Andrea Haugen (Master thesis, 2020)

  I dette forsøket blir AL-metoden og CaCl2 samanlikna med kvarande og med planteopptak i vårkveite (Triticum aestivum) for Fosfor (P), Kalium (K) og Magnesium (Mg), i et forsøk på å finne korrelasjon med buffernæring, ...

• Estimating densities of red foxes using non-invasive genetic sampling and spatial capture-recapture modeling 

  Lindsø, Lars Kristian (Master thesis, 2020)

  Spatial capture-recapture modelling (SCR) is a powerful tool for estimating densities, population size and space use of elusive animals. However, SCR modeling has not been widely applied to ecologically important mesopredators ...

• En analyse av Oslo kommunes innkjøp av engangsprodukter i plast og miljøpåvirkninger for alternative materialer 

  Gjerde, Julie Maria White (Master thesis, 2020)

  I 2019 vedtok byrådet i Oslo kommune i sin Handlingsplan mot plastforurensning i Oslofjorden 2019-2020 mål om at all bruk av unødvendig engangsartikler i plast skal være faset ut innen 2022 i hele byen. Formålet med oppgaven ...

• Resilience of Alpine Salix shrubs to changes in browsing pressure 

  Palm, Marlene (Master thesis, 2020)

  Browsing by large herbivores has the potential to inhibit climate-driven shrub expansion. How resilient shrubs are to a change in herbivory, however, is not fully understood. In this study, I want to examine how Salix ...

• A regulatory and techno-economic analysis of developing an offshore wind farm at Sørlige Nordsjø II 

  Wang, Alexander Eckhoff (Master thesis, 2020)

  The European Commission recently presented a strategy proposal to increase Europe’s offshore wind capacity to 60GW by 2030 and to 300GW by 2050. Along with strong wind resources, Norway has a tremendous opportunity to ...

• The toxicity of depleted uranium and uranium nanoparticles in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans 

  Aarsand, Aleksander Sverdrup (Master thesis, 2020)

  In recent years, nanoparticles have been the subject of intensive research and have been shown to have unique toxic properties compared to bulk material. Nevertheless their toxic mechanisms, and thus their ecotoxicological ...

• How to best create or restore wild meadows in an urban setting 

  Songweh, Thierry Nwokimbe (Master thesis, 2020)

  Anthropogenic activities associated with increasing influx of people in cities globally and the capital city of Norway, Oslo, has expansively fragment and decreased urban green space, reducing the connectivity between the ...

• Effect of farmland type and vegetation height on habitat use and breeding success of northern lapwings in south-east Norway 

  Sakseide, Ida Marie Munthe (Master thesis, 2020)

  Habitat use is a key element to understanding how endangered species should be protected from further decline. The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) is a red-listed farmland species threatened by multiple factors such ...

• Characterizing and reversing the salmonid depression-like state profile 

  Shapouri, Sheyda (Master thesis, 2020)

  Depressive or anxious symptoms are typically connected to chronic and unpredictable high-stress situations or otherwise adverse experiences. In aquaculture, hierarchical disputes and confrontations between individuals in ...

• Wildlife use of private gardens in south-eastern Norway 

  Leikanger, Gina Sande (Master thesis, 2020)

  Urbanisation typically results in a reduction in biodiversity. Studies of urban wildlife have shown that the increase in extinction risk tends to be higher with increasing urban areas. Yet, in urban environments, private ...

• Trace metal speciation and uptake in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in coastal water 

  Nymo, Malene Therese (Master thesis, 2020)

  Estuarine environments have a high risk of metal pollution due to the influx from rivers. Freshwater from rivers mixed with seawater in coastal areas gives varied and complex water chemistry. In the estuarine environment ...

• Owls in boxes : what prey do Ural owls (Strix uralensis) bring to their nestlings, when do they bring prey, and how are they handled 

  Heimset, Ruben (Master thesis, 2020)

  Earlier studies have investigated the feeding of owl nestlings through examining remains of animals in nests. In some species, like the Ural owls (Strix uralensis), this may give lacking information since they are known ...

• Mikrobiell metabolisme, hvilken betydning har den for vitring? 

  Hiis, Elisabeth Gautefall (Master thesis, 2017)

  Klimaendringer fører til endringer i temperatur- og nedbørsmønstre over hele jordkloden og er en av vår tid største utfordringer. Drivhusgasser som karbondioksid (CO2), metan, vanndamp, dinitrogenoksid (lystgass, N2O) og ...

• Stående og induserbart terpenforsvar hos natur- og kulturforyngelse av gran (Picea abies) 

  Strålberg, Solveig (Master thesis, 2020)

  Terpener finnes i både det stående- og det induserbare forsvaret, og er som i likhet med hos mange andre bartrær en vesentlig del av det kjemiske forsvaret til gran (Picea abies). Terpener kan fungere som et avskrekkende ...

• Akkumulering av metaller i en innsjø eksponert for avrenning fra høytrafikkert veg, landbruk, kommunalt avløpsnett og tette flater : vertikal fordeling av metaller i en sedimentsøyle fra Østensjøvannet, Ås kommune 

  Olsen, Kaja Baukhol (Master thesis, 2020)

  Avrenning fra vegnettet kan være en viktig kilde til diffus forurensning, og kan inneholde flere metaller fra ulike vegtrafikkrelaterte kilder. Metaller er av spesiell interesse i tilknytning til vegavrenning grunnet deres ...

• Landbruksbaserte reiselivsopplevelser : en case-studie om fremtidige landbruksbaserte opplevelser hos Søstrene Storaas Hotell i Kongsberg 

  Morterud, Mathias (Master thesis, 2020)

  Denne oppgaven ser på opplevelser i landbruksbasert reiseliv med utgangspunkt i et fremtidig reiselivsprodukt hos Søstrene Storaas Hotell. Oppgaven fokuserer på turistopplevelsen og tar utgangspunkt i følgende problemstilling: ...

• Establishing a biodiverse meadow roof in Oslo, Norway : an evaluation of the effect of soil type and soil depth on sown native and local species and spontaneously colonizing species 

  Berge, Turid Neby (Master thesis, 2020)

  The loss of biodiversity is happening faster now than ever in human history, being mainly driven by changes in land use. Concurrently, cities are expanding and are expected to reach over 1.2 million km2 within 2030. The ...

• Effects of long-term experimental warming on fitness, morphology and species interactions of Silene acaulis 

  Rozite-Arina, Ieva (Master thesis, 2020)

  The global annual average surface temperature has increased significantly during the past century and is predicted to continue rising. Studies have shown that alpine ecosystems can be particularly sensitive to climate ...

• Migration pattern and fjord use of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolt from two watercourses in the Nordfjord system : effects from environmental drivers 

  Fiske, Aksel Nes (Master thesis, 2020)

  As a part of its complex life cycle, wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts must migrate from its natal river into marine residency for feeding and maturing, for then to return as adult salmon after 1-4 years. This ...

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